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M 5.5 earthquake — 33 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California

March 20, 1920 · USGS event iscgem912459

Magnitude
5.54 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
33 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California
Coordinates
40.199, -122.712

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Other earthquakes in California around this time

M 5.0 · 16 km NW of Julian, CaliforniaJanuary 1, 1920M 5.2 · 23 km S of Walker, CaliforniaDecember 19, 1919M 4.9 · The 1920 Inglewood, California EarthquakeJune 22, 1920M 4.5 · 5 km NNE of Day Valley, CaliforniaNovember 25, 1919M 5.2 · 5 km SSW of Spreckels, CaliforniaOctober 5, 1920M 4.5 · 10 km NE of Toro Canyon, CaliforniaDecember 5, 1920

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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